Verb
erupt -
start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly" ; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
ignite ,
catch fire ,
take fire ,
combust ,
conflagrate
change state ,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism" ; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
blow out melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out" ; "The fuse blew"
catch contract; "did you catch a cold?"
light up begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
combust ,
burn cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
erupt -
become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
belch ,
extravasate
burst ,
explode come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
erupt -
erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country" ; "Tempers flared at the meeting" ; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
irrupt ,
flare up ,
flare ,
break open ,
burst out
deepen ,
intensify become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old" ; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
erupt -
break out; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted"
come out ,
break through ,
push through
appear come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding" ; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
dehisce burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen"
erupt become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
erupt -
become raw or open; "He broke out in hives" ; "My skin breaks out when I eat strawberries" ; "Such boils tend to recrudesce"
recrudesce ,
break out
ail ,
pain ,
trouble be ill or unwell
erupt -
appear on the skin; "A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
appear come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding" ; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
erupt -
start abruptly; "After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc"
break out
begin ,
start set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East" ; "The Iraqis began hostilities" ; "begin a new chapter in your life"
erupt -
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up; "break into tears" ; "erupt in anger"
break ,
burst
express emotion ,
express feelings give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
